Ok… this might be criminal. I must admit that I’m already thinking about what cake I want to make myself for my birthday… in May. Terrible, right!? Would my thoughts be any more tolerable if you knew that I’ve already planned out my Mom’s birthday cake for February, and my boyfriend’s birthday cake for March? [...] [...more]
Coffee cake is my not so sneaky way of allowing myself cake for breakfast. What could be better? This coffee cake recipe comes from one of my favorite Southern cookbooks, Sweets. The recipe is super adaptable. You can throw just about anything you have in your pantry into this coffee cake. I [...] [...more]
This cake might just be enough to set you over the edge this year. After a slice or two of this cake you might think it’s absolutely, positively, time for that New Year’s diet. Why not go out in style? This pear cake is deliciously spicy with hints of nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. I threw [...] [...more]
This is one classy cake. If for one second you thought that Bundt cakes were just simple and casual cakes, this cake is enough to change your mind. This cake is filled with ground hazelnuts which are liable to class up just about any dish. Combine the hazelnuts with a gorgeous chocolate and coffee [...] [...more]
What can I tell you about this cake? It’s exactly the kind of cake that your Mom might whip up while you’re at school and serve after a chicken pot pie dinner. It’s has just a few simple ingredients and is packed with bright lime flavor. It bakes up with a [...] [...more]
Egg Nog Pound Cake. Yes, as it turns out, we live in a perfect world! Amanda of Slow Like Honey makes it so. Imagine a world where you can get you required holiday Egg Nog intake not by the glass, but by the slice. Perfection, right? Check out Slow Like Honey for [...] [...more]
It’s November and we’ve officially entered the holiday season. This fact leaves me with totally excited, but also totally dreading the holiday chaos that is sure to ensue. Between the cocktail parties, the family parties and the tacky Christmas sweater parties, there is always something to get to, and a required gift to bring. Whether [...] [...more]
There’s coffee cake… and then there’s Coffee Cake. This coffee cake is not just something you might nibble on beside a cup of coffee. This coffee cake is a combination of vanilla cake, chocolate cake and coffee flavored cake, topped with an espresso glaze. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s cake. Do yourself a favor. Bake [...] [...more]
I love chocolate. I love beer. I’m working on the belly that illustrates both of those facts. Imagine my delight when I found chocolate and beer together is a beautiful cake. Leave it to the super sexy kitchen maven Nigella Lawson to bake together two of the worlds finest ingredients. Sally at PinkBytes baked up [...] [...more]
By now you probably know two things about me. I love cinnamon rolls but I have a strange, almost unreasonable aversion to actually making them. For that reason, I’m always looking for cinnamon roll shortcut recipes. A few weeks back I was smitten with Cinnamon Roll Muffins, this week I’m in love with Pull [...] [...more]
